Medical Alert
"The Croup" is currently ravaging Lubbock and this editor is currently a victim. Below are the symptoms.
Croup symptoms include:
A person who has croup may at first seem to have a common upper respiratory infection (URI), such as a cold. The first symptoms of URI, such as runny nose and congestion, usually last about 1 or 2 days. Croup symptoms usually follow and last 2 to 5 more days.
Croup symptoms include:
Normal temperature or a slight fever.
A loud, barking cough.
A raspy, hoarse voice.
Varying degrees of high-pitched crowing sounds when breathing in.
Some trouble breathing as a result of swelling in the windpipe.
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This editor gets "The Croup" almost every year and it's not effected by a flu shot. It usually leaves after a calender week.
BUMMER!
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"The People Have A Right To Know"
Nostradamus
Monday, November 23, 2009
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